The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence. By Christina Goldbaum Ben Hubbard Raja …
Dubai property market hits $185.5bn in sales as population boom drives record growth in 2025
Dubai real estate market saw $185.5bn in sales in 2025 as population growth, end-user demand and supply reshaped market …
OPINION | Building trust in India’s property system through digitisation
India’s property system struggles with outdated records and lack of integration. Digitising data, standardising protocols, and integrating systems can ensure faster, more reliable ownership …
Saudi Property Reform 2026: Complementing Dubai, Not Competing
Saudi Arabia’s January 2026 foreign ownership law seeks to attract property investment amid Dubai’s supply glut, focusing on religious-tourism niches and family-oriented Muslim investors rather than …
Saudi Arabia to open property market to foreign buyers in 2026
Revised ownership rules will allow non-Saudis to buy homes and commercial property across most cities, with limits remaining in key locations …
Solution to Cyprus problem would resolve property issues
The solution to the usurpation of properties in the north lies “in resolving the Cyprus problem,” President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.“My message to our Turkish Cypriot compatriots, and …
Affordable rentals surge past 20% as Dubai property market looks to sustain healthier pace in 2026
As Dubai’s property market moves into 2026, the clearest signals are emerging not from headline-grabbing luxury transactions, but from sustained rental pressure in the city’s most affordable …
How will Japan’s gov’t improve management of foreign-owned real estate?
To manage property ownership by foreign nationals, the Japanese government is making adjustments to create a new database as early as fiscal 2027. The …
China Vanke’s near-default exposes fragility of the faltering recovery in the property industry
China Vanke, once the country’s largest homebuilder, narrowly avoided defaulting on a $284 million debt last week as the painfully slow recovery in China’s property market drags on.
Cyprus set to curb third-country nationals buying property
Cyprus MPs debate new laws to limit third-country nationals purchasing property as housing affordability becomes a national priority in 2026.